Mitch Keller's longest spring outing yet, Liover Peguero keeps hitting, more from Pirate loss against the Orioles

A lot of regulars in the lineup... but not a ton of offense to go with it

Wednesday night's lineup included a lot of players who will likely be regulars for the Pirates this season. This included Liover Peguero. The perceived frontrunner for the starting job at second base, Peguero made his 5th start of the spring at the position which is more than any other Pirate.

In the loss, Peguero was 2-for-2 with a run scored, raising his OPS this spring to 1.214. While Jared Triolo, who started at third base and went 1-for-3 with a run scored, has had a strong spring, Peguero's has been even better. Peguero also continues to flash a strong glove at second base.

Making his first appearance of the Grapefruit League season, Joshua Palacios started in right field and hit lead off. Palacios was 0-for-2, but did draw a bases loaded walk to drive in a run. Bryan Reynolds was 0-for-3, Jack Suwinski was 0-for-2 with a walk, and Henry Davis was 0-for-3.

Rowdy Tellez, Nick Gonzales, Connor Joe, and Canaan Smith-Njigba all went 0-for-2. Veteran non-roster invitee Jake Lamb was 1-for-2 with a RBI.

Next up

Following a day off on Thursday, the Pirates will have their first split squad action of the spring on Friday. Martín Pérez will start for the Pirates at LECOM Park in Bradenton against the Minnesota Twins. At CoolToday Park in North Point, Marco Gonzales will start against the Atlanta Braves.